The Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk brings the puck by Chicago's Johnny Oduya in the Western Conference semifinals in May.

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And in honoring the contributions of the game's veterans, columnist John Kreiser chose the over-35 team on NHL.com this week, highlighting the NHL's best players 35 or older (as of the start of training camp).

Two Detroit Red Wings made his list: Pavel Datsyuk, 35, on the first team and new Wing Daniel Alfredsson, 40, was honorable mention. ...